Peer-reviewed papers

Pritchard, Helen and Jennifer Gabrys. “From Citizen Sensing to Collective Monitoring: Working through the Perceptive and Affective Problematics of Environmental Pollution." In the “Border Topologies,” special issue edited by Nishat Awan for GeoHumanities (2016, special issue based on the Border Topologies event, 2014). (Editors Choice award)

Data Stories and Citizen Sensing. Invited presentation on Citizen Sense for the Digital Media Guest Lectures, University of the West of England, UK (23 November 2016)

Data Stories and Citizen Sensing. Invited lightning keynote for the panel “Projects and Reflections on CommonGround of Citizen and DIY Science,” at Doing It Together Science, EuropeanStakeholder Round Table on Citizen and DIY Science and Responsible Research& Innovation, Museum for Natural History, Berlin (8th November 2016)

Environmental Exposure and Citizen Sensing: New Modes of Monitoring, New Modes of Politics. Presentation of paper co-authored with Jennifer Gabrys for the symposium, “Exposure Science Meets Social Science: Tools for the Effective Communication of the Health Risks Associated with Air Pollution Exposure and Implications forPolicy Development,” International Society for Exposure Science, Utrecht, Netherlands (9-13 October 2016)

Chair's Introduction: Bioaccumulation:Revaluing Life in the Anthropocene. Conferencepresentation for two-part panel, “Bioaccumulation: Revaluing Life in the Anthropocene (part 1),” co-organized with Elizabeth Johnson, American Association of Geographers (AAG), San Francisco, USA (30 March 2016)

Citizen Sensing,Monitoring Air Pollution, and Building the Frackbox. Presentation of paper co-authored with Jennifer Gabrys,Nerea Calvillo and Tom Keene, Citizen Science 2015 Conference, San Jose, USA(11-13 February 2015)

From Cloud to Cupboard: Speculative Computing and Cloud-Making in the Citizen Sense Project. Conference presentation with Tom Keene of paper co-authored with Jennifer Gabrys,“Emerging ICT and Citizens’ Values: Anticipating and Responding to Challenges,”5th STS Italia Conference, “A Matter of Design: Making Society through Science and Technology,” Milan, Italy (12-14 June 2014)

The Affectsphere of Environmental Sensing. Invited presentation of Citizen Sense and Animal Hacker research, “Cross-Currents: Rural Cultural Practice and the Digital Economy in India and the UK,” IIIT Bangalore, funded by Dot.rural and RCUK (12-14 May 2014)

Animal Hackers: Introducing a new materialist approach to considerations of thecomputational nonhuman animal. Conference paper as part of the "Specific Material Engagements Panel" organised by Jane Prophet and Helen Pritchard, for "Postnatural", Society Literature Science and the Arts (SLSA 2013) Conference, University of Notre Dame. (4 October 2013)

Thinking with the Animal-Hacker: Articulation in Ecologies of Earth Observation. Conferencecpresentation for “Participation in Science: More-than-Human Participation,”co-hosted at the Dana Centre and the Royal Geographic Society with the Institute of British Geographers (RGS-IBG) annual conference, London, UK (27-30 August 2013)

Air Walk: Environmental Monitoring in NXG Urban walking event organized by Jennifer Gabrys, Helen Pritchard and Nerea Calvillo for the International Visual Sociology Association conference, Goldsmiths, University of London (8-10 July 2013).

Diffractive Art Practices: Ecologies of Intra-actions and Difference. Conference paper with Jane Prophet as part of the "Media art, mediation and contemporary art panel" organised by Brogan Bunt for International Society for Electronic Art (ISEA 2013) conference. (12 June 2013)

Diffractive Aesthetics, Diffractive practices: considering the messyentanglements between contemporary visual art, sci art and new media art. Conference paper with Jane Prophet as part of the "Media art, mediation and contemporary art panel" organised by Brogan Bunt for International Society for Electronic Art (ISEA 2013) conference. (12 June 2013)

Artists Talk. Invited talk, as part of the "Artist Talks Series", Plymouth University. (2 December 2012).

Scores and Instructions: Sonic Sketchbook for Plymouth. Invited guest lecture and workshop for choreography students in interaction and digital Performance, School of Performance, Plymouth University. (2 November 2012)

Scores and Instructions: Sonic Sketchbook for Plymouth. Invited guest lecture and workshop for choreography students in interaction and digital Performance, School of Performance, Plymouth University. (18 November 2011)

Participatory Platforms, The Ingredients of Social Exchange. Conference Paper, for the "Connected Communities Conference", CultureLab, NewCastle. (14 September 2011)

Open Orchard. Internet of Things hackathon organised with Jonnet Middleton and Gerd Kortuem, Lancaster University Orchard as part of the "First International Pachube Hackathon". (8-9 April 2011)

Start Here: Walking School of Art, in collaboration with Young Plymouth Art Centre for "Ambulation: new commissions by artists and architects who use walking as an artistic practice", curated by Mark A James as part of the Plymouth Visual Arts Consortium, Plymouth Arts Centre. (24 July 2010)

Drawing for Radio Broadcast. Drawdio workshop for "Transmission" at Plymouth Arts Centre. (25 August 2009)

Environmental Data Shamans. Invited workshop with Maddy Pethick for the Centre for Contemporary Art and the Natural World in Haldon Forest Park. (16 August 2009)

Projects, Artworks and Exhibitions (selected).

Citizen Sense (Jennifer Gabrys, Helen Pritchard and Lara Houston). "Urban Sensing". As part of the exhibition and events for "The New Observatory", organised by Sam Skinner and Hannah Redler (ODI), Fact, Liverpool Museum of London. (2017)

Citizen Sense (Jennifer Gabrys, Helen Pritchard and Lara Houston). "Urban Sensing". As part of the interactive exhibition and events for the "#TheCityisOurs", Museum of London. (2017-2018)

Pritchard Helen and Winnie Soon. "The Likes of Brother Cream Cat,". Commissioned project by project.arnolfini, online experimental production and research platform linked to the curatorial programme of Arnolfini arts gallery, Bristol, UK. (2013)

Soon Winnie and Helen Pritchard. "If I Wrote you a Love Letter Would You Write Back? and thousands of other questions", Digital Installation and workshop 'Data Happenings' curated by Joel Kwong as part of ENIGMA exhibition based on Alan Turing, Microwave International MediaFestival 2012. Funded by British Council. http://microwavefest.net/. (2012)

Pritchard Helen. "The Recipe Exchange", Spacex Off ­Site Programme, a year long commissioned project with residents in South Devon villages to co-­host a series of skill sharing events and establish an online archive of practical know-how. Curated by Martha Crean. Funding £10,000 Esmee Fairbairn Foundation. (2010-2011)

Pritchard Helen. "Spirit Rally 3". Sound Performance with live environmental Data. Curated by Judit Bodor. Funded by ArtsCouncil England as part of the Compass Programme, East Street Arts, Leeds. (2010)

Pritchard Helen. "Spirit Rally". Commissioned sound performance and exhibition with live environmental data. Funded by Bremen University and locality, as part of the Sonic Peripheries programmed curated by Petra Klusmeyer. (2010)

Start Here: Talks on Walks. Exhibition and walks in collaboration with Young Plymouth Art Centre for "Ambulation: new commissions by artists and architects who use walking as an artistic practice", curated by Mark A James as part of the Plymouth Visual Arts Consortium, Plymouth Arts Centre. Funded by Arts Council England. (10-24 July 2010)

Pritchard Helen. "Actions for Radio Broadcast". Commissioned by Plymouth Arts Centre for "Transmission" exhibition. Video and sound installation, including a collaboration with Sound House Brass (a first section brass band based in Plymouth). Radio works aired on Freesound Radio. (2009)